On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 10:49:14PM +0200, Hendrik Sattler wrote: > > with an ILP64 data model. > > However, the question should rather be: *why* compilers do not define > > int to be 64bit on a 64bit architecture? And the answer is simple: > > Yes int should be 64bit on a 64bit architecture, since int is defined > > as the architectures "natural size" data type. However, it is mostly > > not because of the elsewise massively increasing porting-expenses due > > to many programmers who never thought about it and simply assumed int > > to be 32bit. > > > > So, your metaphor implicitely leads to exactly the same answer ;) > > The answer is that the LP64 scheme is used and not ILP64. > There is a good and detailed explanation available: > http://www.unix.org/whitepapers/64bit.html
This does not seem to be related to having /var/run on a tmpfs or even with Debian development in general. Please at least change the Subject, or, better yet, move it to another mailing list. thanks, Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]